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To draw or drag, as along the ground. And hung his head, and trailed his legs along. Dryden. They shall not trail me through their streets Like a wild beast. Milton. Long behind he trails his pompous robe. Pope.

Same as Guide rope, above.

One who, or that which, trails.

a. & vb. n. from Trail. Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under Arbutus. -- Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. Weale. -- Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel…

A following edge. See Advancing edge, above.

An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop.

abor with pain; severe toil or exertion. As everything of price, so this doth require travail. Hooker.

Causing travail; laborious. [Obs.] Wyclif. -- Trav"ail*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Wyclif.

ed in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.]

Same as Treenail.

ackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher.

A round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail. Shak.

A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer. Totten.

To sail alongshore. [Obs.]

Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]

Infallible. [Obs.] "This unfailable word of truth." Bp. Hall.

Not failing; not liable to fail; inexhaustible; certain; sure. Dryden. -- Un*fail"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*fail"ing*ness, n.

To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.

See Unveil.

An old game at cards. [Obs.]